Long Beach vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$914
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	77	66
🏙️ Population	467K	881K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 94% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 464th and 4139th ($2681 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 769th and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Panama City

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	Long Beach	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$9531

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898